Isn’t Ikea the best? Everything in our house that is bought new (instead of on craigslist or thrifted) comes from Ikea. You just can’t beat the price for the design. I had been thinking up a solution for our entry […]
I'm back from a week of birthday celebration and a weekend of wireless relaxation. And then I spent all day yesterday at the beach with friends. It's a tough life. I have a few fun things …
One year ago baby Eliot decided to finally join our family (after a little prodding because he was taking his time...) Because my pregnancy was so hard, I imagined that he would be trouble, and …
Happy First Day of Summer!! Here in the DC area, the sun is flexing her muscles, and by the feel of things, it's going to be an intensely hot season. Good thing we have a …
Next week the summer officially begins (although we've been enjoying "summer" for a long time already!) One of my favorite parts of the summer is lemonade. Okay, it's one of my favorite drinks in any …
A couple weeks ago I got an email from Living Royal asking if I'd like to try out some of their products and share my experiences with you. I clicked over to their shop and probably spent …
Whoowee! I have had a really busy couple weeks, and this is the reason: 8 bridesmaids, 5 dresses, 3 skirts, 24 yards of fabric, and only 1 little me! I felt a weight lift off …
A couple weeks ago, Dave and I took the boys camping for the first time. I mentioned feeling a little curious about how the weekend would go, because it had been so long since either …
Check out my new DIY over on Design Mom today! I made some of these personalized roasting forks for our little family a couple of weeks ago before our camping trip. They turned out so …
Woah. Today we're getting up close and personal (clearly). Let's talk about skin. This is me in my bare skin. I hadn't thought much about it until the last couple years. I don't know what …
Welcome to June!! Can you believe it? I am absolutely floored by how fast this year has passed. (I measure time based on my kids' birthdays, and this time last year, I was about to pop!) …
Last week I mentioned that Dave, the boys and I have begun another vegetarian summer. Two years ago we did the same, and called ourselves "seasonal vegetarians" and I posted a bunch of fun veggie-filled, …
Have you ever felt like you were running a race you couldn’t win in life? Like there was always something more to buy or to achieve in order for you to feel like you had “made it”?In this book, I share how my heart changed and I began to find real, lasting peace, abundance, and joy through focusing on what matters most and disregarding the rest.